Alex J Wood

CelestialPatinated verdigris bronze, 200 x 240 x 125 CM, 2016Angel Gate, 326 City Road, Islington, London The Picton Art Prize

Alex J Wood British, Born 1988. Lives and works in London and Kent Education 2012-13 MA Fine Art Chelsea College of Art, London 2012 Postgraduate Diploma Chelsea College of Art, London 2011 BA (Hons) Fine Art University of Greenwich, London

Prizes, Awards and Residencies The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Canada Grant recipient 2018, 2017 and 2015 Shortlisted for The Zealous Emerge Art Prize 2018 Selection panel adviser for University of the Arts London ‘Made in Arts’ programme June 2018 Selected artist in August 2017, International Artists Symposium, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany Winner of The Picton Art Prize 2015 Shortlisted for The Mark Tanner Sculpture Award in February 2015 Visiting lecturer UAL MA Preparation Course in Beijing, March 2014 and resident artist. 2014 Penguin Books Commission to create a sculpture for Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London 2014 Foundry Fellow at Camberwell College of Arts London. Awarded ‘The Patrick and Kelly Lynch Scholarship’ in 2013. Resident artist at Tokyo Wonder Site, Japan in 2013. Shortlisted for The Clifford Chance Sculpture Award in 2014 & 2013. Winner of XHIBIT in 2013. Collections The Patrick and Kelly Lynch Collection, University of the Arts London collection, The collection of the Municipality of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany & various other collections in Europe & USA.

Selected Exhibitions Upcoming Rising Stars 2019 Rome Scholarship Exhibition at The Royal Over-Seas League, Mayfair (April - June) with The Royal Society of British Artists (link) Nov 2018 ‘Paper Cuts’, Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4RY Nov 2018 ‘Look Away’, Centre Space Gallery, 6 Leonard Ln, Bristol BS1 1EA July 2018 Makers Mark, No Format Gallery, , London. Curated by Daniel Huckfield June 2018 Open Studios, The Biscuit Factory, 100 Clements Road, London. June 2018 Space Odyssey, The Royal Institution, 21 Albermarle Street, London Dec 2017 "I'll show you more...", Chelsea Art Club, 143 Old Church Street, Chelsea, London. Nov 2017 McGings Open, Westport Arts Festival, County Mayo, Ireland (Until 8 October 2017) Sep 2017 ‘Best Of’ Exhibition at Villa Böhm, Neustadt, Germany curated by Ralph Gelbert. August 2017 ‘The 4th International Artists Symposium Exhibition’, Villa Böhm, Neustadt, Germany. June - 3 Sep ‘Air: Visualising the Invisible in British Art 1768-2017’, Royal West of England Academy Bristol. Curated by Christiana Payne, Stephen Jacobson RWA and Gemma Brace. April 2017 ‘That Blitz Mentality’, Wall Space, 607 N. La Brea, Los Angeles USA. Dec 2016 Pulse Miami Beach with New Art Projects (Booth S-204), Miami, USA.

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Nov 2016 ‘Young Contemporary Talent’ curated by The Ingram Collection. Cello Factory, London Nov 2016 ‘Stars on Canvas’, Regent Street, London (Supported Willow Foundation Charity) Nov 2016 ‘Inception’ curated by Tony Han, Noho Studios, 46 Great Titchfield St, London Oct 2016 ‘Too Fast To Think’, Solo Exhibition, Supreme Court of the UK, London (Link) April 2016 ’96% Visible’, Menier Chocolate Factory, 53 Southwark Street, London Jan - Mar ‘16 ‘Alex J Wood: Lift Off!’ Solo exhibition at New Art Projects, 6 Sheep Lane, London. Dec 2015 ‘Not Just For Christmas’, Jonathan Ross Gallery, 286 Earls Court Road, London Aug 2015 ‘Postcard’, Fold Gallery, London (ArtBox charity)July 2015 ’Art Journey’, Curated by the ‘Art Partners’, Library, 112 St Martins Lane, London May 2015 ‘Historical Futures’, Apricot Gallery, 16 Heneage Street, London April 2015 ‘Capsule’, The Embassy Tea Gallery, Union Street, London  Feb 2015 “I’ll show you mine…”, Chelsea Arts Club, 143 Old Church Street, London  Sep - Dec ‘15 Premiere, Library Members Club, 112 St Martins Lane, London. Dec 2014 ‘Made in Arts London’, The Lethaby Gallery, London. Nov 2014 ‘Stars on Canvas’, The Hub, Heddon St. (Supported Willow Foundation Charity) Nov 2014 Springboard, The Cookhouse, Chelsea college of Art, London. Oct 2014 ‘DISINTER’, The Crypt Gallery, London. Sep 2014 ‘Home Bodies’, Balfron Tower, London. June 2014 Salon at The Old Hannah Barry Gallery, Peckham June 2014 Slate Projects Salon, Cromwell Road, London. May 2014 London Art Professionals with Michael Petry, Candid Arts Trust April 2014 'Slinky Intervention' on the Great Wall of China at Badaling, PRC.April 2014 £WEATSHOP, 55 Dalston Lane, London. Nov 2013 SITE CCW Alumni Exhibition, The Cookhouse, Chelsea College of Art, LondonNov 2013 GIFTED, CHART Gallery, 62 Old Church Street, London Sep 2013 MA Fine Art Final Show, Chelsea College of Art and Design May 2013 XHIBIT, Four Corners Gallery, Bethnal Green, London. April 2013 ‘Down the Dori’, Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan Mar 2013 ‘Cataclysm’, The Bear, Camberwell New Road, London. Nov 2012 Curiously Connected, Coningsby Gallery, LondonSep 2012 Applied Imagination, 111 Great Titchfield Street, London Sep 2012 Chemical Compound, Delfina Gallery, 50 Bermondsey Street, London 2012 The Round Chapel Salon, Round Chapel, Hackney, London 2011 ‘Beneath The Surface’ DegreeArt.com Gallery, Vyner Street, London

Press16 Aug 2017 SWR Aktuell TV, News Report & Ron TV - Künstlersymposium (Link)12 Aug 2017 Die Rheinpfalz Newspaper, Germany, ‘Celestial works land in the Pfalz’ 28 Jun 2017 Air: Visualising the Invisible in British Art 1768-2017, Catalogue by Christiana Payne. Sansom and Co. ISBN 1911408135

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22 May 2016 'Public Sculpture Unveilings: Alex J Wood & Frances Segelman', ArtLyst. (Link)01 May 2016 'An Actual Angel In Islington', Tabish Khan, Art Critic, Londonist.com (Link)28 April 2016 'STATE/f22' Issue 21, Mike van Joel & Anna McNay, Feature page 11. (Link)28 April 2016. 'An angel rises in Islington as emerging star artist creates Celestial public sculpture’. University of the Arts London News. (Link) 27 April 2016 ‘The Picton Art Prize 2015 - Winning Artist - Alex J Wood’ (Link)11 Feb 2016 ‘Secret Agents: February’s Most Talked About….’, Tabish Khan, Londonist, (Link)

18 Jan 2016 ‘Alex J. Wood’s First Solo Exhibition Is A Blast’, ArtLyst, (Link)

15 Jan 2016 ‘Last night’s openings, Alex Wood delights’, NAP, Organ Art Magazine (Link) 01 Jan 2016 Issue 19 STATE/f22 Magazine, ‘Featured Artist: Artists of Today’, (Link)

06 Jan 2016 “Alex J Wood Explores Human Endeavour In Solo Show” Artlyst, (Link) 08 Dec 2016 Wall Street International: Not Just For Christmas” (Link)07 May 2015 Artlyst, “Historical Futures - The Temporality Of Materials” (Link)01 May 2015 Aesthetica Online, ‘Antares Rocket Featured in Historical Futures’ (Link)01 May 2015 Aesthetica Magazine, Page 146, “Historical Futures Exhibition”. 28 Apr 2015 “Artists Who Share A Common Fascination With Craftsmanship” (Link)01 Oct 2014 The 24th International Sculpture Conference, New Orleans, USA |  Sally Tiffin Panel Speaker at Artist Residencies: Do They Benefit Sculptors? (38:44 - Link) 01 Oct 2014 Disinter: Alex J Wood responds to World War OneAugust 2014 Edward Lucie Smith, “Our most promising new sculptor…” LinkedIn 27 Aug 14 April 2014 Chinese Views Photographic journal with hand drawn illustrations, UAL London Jan 2014 AN Magazine Review by D. Minton. (Link) Nov 2013 SITE Exhibition Catalogue, Camberwell Press, London Nov 2013 Featured Artist on ArtLyst.com email update and homepage. (Link) Sep 2013 Avenir Magazine Review, MA Fine Art Show 2013. July 2013 JAWS Magazine, Summer Issue, “Resonation and Sound in Noh” (Link) June 2013 Down The Dori. UAL London Exhibition Catalogue, Camberwell Press, London. June 2013 Guardian UAL Website, “Why study an MA in fine art?”. April 2013 Tokyo Two catalogue, in conjunction with UAL and Tokyo Wonder Site April 2013 Featured in the June edition of Art in England Magazine.

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Studio view, 2016(Photo by Jasper Fry)

CelestialPatinated verdigris bronze

200 x 240 x 125CM 2016

Currently installed at Angel Gate Islington Londonas the winning sculpture of The Picton Art Prize

www.pictonartprize.com

‘Celestial’ by Alex Wood is a sculpture where at first you don’t know what to expect. My initial thoughts of the venue comprising a complex of office spaces albeit it very pleasant might limit

the imagination. This was certainly not the case with ‘Celestial’ which literally causes the spirits to soar.

I particularly admire the organic quality which is akin to a crumpled Autumn leaf in delicacy but has the fluidity the beautiful bronze patina offers as it rises from the plinth skywards. It works so well in the space because of the relative nearness of the buildings which acts as a backdrop but

in observing ‘Celestial’ the eye is drawn along and up into the sky above: perfect.

I would think the office workers nearby benefit greatly from munching on their sandwiches within sight of this lovely uplifting work as well as the public passing through. No doubt

visitors to the offices are taken aback by the grace and energy ‘Celestial’ exudes. The flowers have grown around its base and the passages of the day simply caress and shape its colours

rather like watching clouds flow across a mountain range.

Elizabeth Grant BA (Hons), MScCreative Consultant & Trustee Director at The Foundation for Essex Arts Ltd 2017

The RigPatinated bronze

30W x 40H x 56D CM 2018

Overleaf: BREXIT ISLAND: An Island Mentality! Watercolour on digital inkjet print

21W x 32H CM 2019

The PierPatinated bronze

56W x 40H x 31D CM

2018

The PierPatinated bronze

56W x 40H x 31D CM

2018

SputnikBronze with Yves Klein blue patina

18W x 41H x 15D CM

2018

RevoultionaryPatinated verdigris bronze

16W x 14H x 15D CM

2018

Antares Patinated bronze 11.5W x 51H x 11.5D CM 2015

Two Projectiles Patinated verdigris bronze 22W x 41H x 21D CM 2015

Antares Patinated bronze 11.5W x 51H x 11.5D CM

2015

Discovery Bronze & card with gilding 90W x 75H x 80D CM

2014

The Tower Patinated bronze 18W x 42H x 18D CM 2016

R101 Patinated bronze and gilded silver paper

70W x 95H x 30D CM 2013

The Patrick & Kelly Lynch Collection

Soyuz before Lift OffWatercolour and ink

21W x 29H CM 2016

Private collection USA

Opposite:

The Rocket Garden Acrylic on canvas

20 × 30 cm

2017

Below:

MIR Acrylic on canvas

20 × 30 cm

2017

Installation view, solo show 'Lift Off!' New Art Projects, London 2016

Lunar LanderCard, copper, wax and brass

30W x 52H x 32D CM 2015

Echostar Saturn V, PlumesPatinated prussian blue bronze,39H x 32W x 25D CM 2017

Out of this World (Bus No. 9 to Aldwych) Patinated bonze and wax

32W x 58H x 26D CM 2014

Back view: Launchpad 39B, amongst the smoke plumes

Patinated bonze, 48W x 35H x 24D CM

2017

Apollo 11Patinated bronze and wax 55W x 75H x 35D CM 2014

Hidden Depths Patinated verdigris bronze

45W x 20H x 20D CM 2014

The Patrick & Kelly Lynch Collection USA

Saucer Brass and lead 15W x 6H x 15D CM 2015

The Plume Patinated verdigris & Prussian blue bronze

37W x 24H x 25D CM 2015

Private Collection

Suspension Bronze, card, brass and copper

24W x 33H x 12D CM 2015

Luna Buggy Patinated verdigris bronze

48W x 30H x 29D CM 2016

Private Collection

SPACE SERIES #37 - SUSPENSION Watercolour and ink

21W x 29H CM 2016

The Towering Crane Patinated verdigris bronze

55W x 110H x 50D CM 2016

Jumbo Patinated bronze

9W x 7H x 10D CM 2016

The SA Andrée Balloon Patinated bronze

44W x 18H x 30D CM 2017

SlickBronze & card model Titanic

170W x 180H x 60D CM 2014

Debris chasing Orion Metal, Humbrol enamel, wire, card and brass,

45H x 35D x 26W CM,2017

Installation Views of ‘Air: Visualising the Invisible in British Art 1768-2017’ Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. June - September 2017

Curated by Christiana Payne, Stephen Jacobson RWA and Gemma Brace. (Photos courtesy of Alice Hendy)

Old PeculiarBrass, lead, denta-stone, copper and patina33W x 40H x 24D CM 2015

The First RocketBrass, lead, copper and patina37W x 49H x 18D CM 2015Private Collection

Installation Views of ‘Air: Visualising the Invisible in British Art 1768-2017’ Royal West of England Academy, Bristol. June - September 2017

Curated by Christiana Payne, Stephen Jacobson RWA and Gemma Brace. (Photos courtesy of Alice Hendy)

Out of the Blue Patinated blue bronze 50W X 30D X 24H CM

2017

Quatermass Plaster, wood, cocktail-sticks, gilded silver, brass and card 60H × 34D × 28W CM2016

BlimpGilded papier-mâché & Tower Bridge 2014

Every cloud has a silver liningPewter and readymade airplane,

20H × 18D × 16W CM2017

Private Collection

That plane's dustin crops where there ain't no crops! (North by Northwest)Wood, wax, denta-stone and wire20W x 79H x 44D CM 2015

We Have Lift Off! (The Montgolfier) Patinated bonze

18W x 48H x 18D CM 2013

Private Collection

Kinkaku-Ji (The Golden Pavillion) Patinated bronze 18W x 16H x 18D CM 2013

Taking Off!Wood, metal, motors and rope with gilding

Life size Wright Bros Bi Plane 2013

Time FliesR34 gilded Zeppelin and model Big Ben

40W x 80H x 40D CM 2014

Grounded, overlooking LondonPatinated bronze & gilded plane

28W x 38H x 18D CM 2014

The DirigibleLead, brass and wire42W x 31H x 12D CM 2014 Private Collection

Grounded Patinated bronze & gilded plane

28W x 38H x 18D CM 2014

The DirigibleLead, brass and wire42W x 31H x 12D CM 2014 Private Collection

Up, Up and Away! Bronze, paper hot air balloon

40W x 40H x 50D CM 2013

Private Collection

UXB Brass, bronze powder, cocktail sticks & denta-stone.

34W x 66H x 26D CM 2015

“They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan”(Of Street Piemen by Henry Mayhew)

Paper, card, bronze powder, twine, and  Penguin Little Black Classics, 2015

Commissioned by Penguin Books Photograph from Foyles bookshop window London by G Baldari

The First RocketBrass, lead, copper and patina37W x 49H x 18D CM 2015Private Collection

International Space Station Patinated verdigris bronze 22W x 34H x 18D CM 2014

Plinth Towers

Wood, bronze, ceramic and wax

260W X 420H X 300D CM

2013

Cubed Patinated bronze

2013

Plinth TowersWood, wax, ceramic, bronze 260W x 420H CM 2012

Satellite 3D Print, Humbrol enamel

and paper with gilding12W x 18H x 14D CM

2016

SPACE SERIES #13 Watercolour and ink

21W x 29H CM 2016

SPACE SERIES #28 - WATER TOWER Watercolour and ink

26W x 37H CM 2016

SPACE SERIES #4 - LUNAR DROID Watercolour and ink, in painted hardwood box frame by Lock and Davies

26W x 37H CM 2016

SPACE SERIES #40 - THRUST Watercolour and ink, in painted hardwood box frame by Lock and Davies

26W x 37H CM 2016

SPACE SERIES #12 - BUGGY Watercolour and ink, in painted hardwood box frame by Lock and Davies

26W x 37H CM 2016

The Giant RocketGilded Plaster

120CM x 33CM 2017

Photo courtesy of Thomas Brenner The Collection of the Municipality of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany

The RigHumbrol Enamels, Cocktail sticks, and card

24CM x 12CM x 18CM 2017

Photo courtesy of Thomas Brenner

Cubed Form Glazed earthenware

35W X 59H X 30D CM

2013

Kerwebaum 2.0Acrylic on Board

30 x 40 cm 2017

Private Collection

The Plume after Space X Saturn V Acrylic on canvas

20x 30 CM

2018

STOP - Launchpad 39B Acrylic on canvas

20x 30 CM

2018

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Fly Me to the Moon Patinated bronze 24W x 58H x 21D CM 2014University of the Arts London Collection